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Reserve and Guard veterans have access to a similar but distinct set of VA benefits, with eligibility hinging on active-duty time and the nature of service. A clean summary of where the rules diverge…
The interaction between military retired pay and VA disability compensation is governed by specific rules. A clear explanation of CRDP and CRSC, what qualifies for each, and how the offset rules actu…
The DD-214 is the single most-referenced document of a veteran's military service. A block-by-block guide to what each field on the form represents and how to correct errors that would otherwise bloc…
Substance use disorders are common among post-deployment veterans and the treatment options form a layered system. What outpatient, intensive outpatient, residential, and medication-assisted treatmen…
The first ninety days after separation set the trajectory for the rest of the transition. A practical schedule for what to do during pre-separation leave, the first thirty days, and the rest of the q…
Service dogs and emotional support animals serve different functions and qualify under different rules. A guide to what each does, which programs train them for veterans, and what the VA actually cov…
Used my Post-9/11 GI Bill to finish a bachelor's in business administration at a state university. Graduated. Got a job. Hated the job. Decided I wanted to go to nursing school instead. GI Bill was exhausted. I qualified for Veteran Readi…
Filed an initial VA claim in 2014 for back, knees, tinnitus, and PTSD. Rated at 30%. Most of the rating was for tinnitus and a single knee. The back and the PTSD were both deferred and ultimately denied. I appealed. The first appeal was a…
My husband was an Army turret gunner in Iraq. IED in 2008. Severe TBI. He was 24. I was 22. We had been married for nine months. He came home seven months later from Walter Reed. He could walk. He could talk in short sentences. He could n…
My brother took his own life in 2022. He had been Army, two deployments to Iraq, separated in 2014, never enrolled with the VA. He left a wife and two kids. The kids were eight and five. The year after he died was the worst year of any of…
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